Display apparatus.



H. BUGKLIN.

DISPLAY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1911. 1,1 15,497, Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHO, WASHINGTON. n. C.

H. BUGKLIN.

DISPLAY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 2, 1911.

1,1 1 5 ,497, Patented Nov. 3,1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS $0., PHCIID-LITh WASHINGTON. I.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. HARRISON BUCKLIN, or EooIaEsrER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, EY vIEsNEAssIGNIvIE TS,

T0 SAMUEL n. YoUN r ws'rEE, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY APPARATUS.

- Specification of Letters Patent. I v Patented NOV. 3, 191 4,

Application filed June 2. 1911. Serial No. 630,808.

To (HZ whom it may concern .I

Be it known that I, HARRISON BUoKLIN,

' and a rack which is movable relatively thereto in a transverse direction, permltting it to be withdrawn from the cabinet to facilitate the display of the goods, such rack be ing also revoluble to enable access to behad to difierent parts of the rack when it is in outermost or projected position.

In this connection my invention has for its object to provide, in conjunction with the support or standard upon which the rack is mounted, a locking member and a guideway cooperating therewith comprising a stationary portion which prevents the rotation of the rack in one position of adjustment, and a yielding portion which will permit its free rotation when in another position of adjustment, the guideway as a whole being adapted to insure the rack or support on which the case is mounted being adjusted into a definite predetermined relation to the cabinet when withdrawn therefrom before it can be moved rearwardly thereinto,

To these and other ends the invention con sists in certain improvementsand'combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a topplan view illustrating a display cabinet and rack. showing said parts provided with devices comprising one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1, illus trating the rack in its forward position; and Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal view taken on the line 3 3" of Fig. 2.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

V In illustrating my present invention I have shown it applied to a wardrobe cabinet such as is used for the display of garments. It is rectangular in construction, comprising the end walls 1, the rear wall 2, and the front composed of the doors 3, 3, which latter are adapted to be adjusted into the position shown in the dotted lines when the front of the cabinet is open. The end, side walls and door in a cabinet of this character are usually fitted with glass panels. The display rack comprises the parallel rods 4, t carried on the cross-arm 5 on the ends of a yoke .6 attached to the upper. end of the vertically extending. support 7. The latter is revolubly mounted on a truck or carriage 8 pro.

vided with wheels 9 at each side, which'co operate with the spaced tracks 10 and 11 supported upon and elevated slightlyabove the bottom 12 of the cabinet. Y

H From the arrangement of the parts'described it will be seen that when the doors of thecabinetare open the rack may be drawn forwardly from its normalposition to carry "the front or forward edge of the rack outwardly'into a projected position so that the garments supported thereon will be conveniently accessible, and in this position the carriage 8 and the support or column 7 thereon will be advanced to the front of the cabinet as shown in Fig. 2. In this position therack may be revolved to bring the garments supported upon its inner edge to front position.

. In a cabinet of this character in order to increase the capacity of the rack, or goods support, and at the same time minimize the size of the cabinet as a whole so'that it will not occupy a great amount of floor space in addition to thatactually required to accommodate the rack, the latter is made nearly equal to the length of the cabinet. This arrangement of parts, however, carries with it a disadvantage, especially when the walls of the cabinet are constructed of glass, in

that the operator must be particular, in or-.

lower end of the orevoluble support or colinvention I. employ an arm or lockingmember on the 1mm 7, and a cooperating guideway on the 'i bottom of the cabinet for insuring the proper positioning of the rack as a whole before it can be pushed rearwardly into the cab net.

As a further feature of my invention the guideway comprises rigid and flexible portions, the former being adapted to cooperate with the locking member to prevent the rotation of the rack when in its normal posi- .tion,.and the latter, which yields, permitting the rack to be revolved and during its rotary movement will coact wlth the lockmg memher to insure the rack being properly adj usted to prevent its accidental displacement, and also tends to restore the rack into its normal position after the operator had inright angles to .the rods 4:, 4 .ofthe rack, and

as the column or support 7 is preferably made tubular the cross-arm is provided with a'boss or-ihead 14L projecting upwardly into the lower .end of the support and secured.

thereto 'byset screws 15 shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 3. A rigid connection between these parts is .also obtained by slotting the lower end of the tube 7 and providing the cross-arm with keys or project-ions 16 fitting said slots. The ends of the cross-arm are preferably slotted .to receive the disks orrollers 17 and 18 held in position by pins .or rivets 19 upon which they are journaled.

The locking member, it will be observed in Fig; 2, lies in proximity to the floor 12 of the cabinet on which is arranged the guide- Way cooperating with said member, said guideway preferably comprising flexible spring-arms20and 21 spaced apart at opposite sides of the rollers 17 and 18 which .extend rearwardly from :a point near the front of the cabinet. At their inner or rear portions the spring arms are attached .to backing' strips 22 and 23, the adjacent edges of the latter at their forward ends being rounded slightly to permit the free ends of theg-uide members to be displaced or sprun laterally into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 to permit the standard and the rack supported thereon to be rotated when'it is drawn forwardly. Directly in alinement with the guideway is a yielding butter'which is adapted to be engaged by the forward roller of the cross-arm during the outward movement of the rack to arrest the "latter and eliminate the jar. On this buffer are also yielding latched members w'jhich cooperate with the extremities of the spring arms'20 and 21 and normally serve to lock the latter in their normal parallel positions. These latches being carried on the movable buffer are carried out of engagement with the spring arms and release them when the buffer is displaced inthe act of is a recess, and in these recesses are guided the sprmg operated plungers or latch members 31 and 32, the faces of which are beveledas arealso the extremities of the spring bars 20 and 21 so that the latter may return to their normal position while passing by the plungers, theelatter being then projected to engage with the outer-edges of the spring bars;

In drawing the rack forward the operator usually graspsone of the rods 4 near one of .its ends and the force thus applied tends to rotate the standard 7 causing the rollers of the cross-arm or locking member to engage one with each of the spring arms. This places a slight tension in said arms so that their ends when released by the latches 81 and 32 will be displaced slightly preventing the latches from holding said ends rigidly if the bumper is allowed .to assume its normal position after it is first engaged and before the operator commences the rotation of the rack During the rotary movement of .the column or support 7 the rollers 17 and 18 in passing to the position shown in the dotted lines displace :the spring arms 20 and 21 so that :the'latter approximately follow the curved edges :of their respective backings 22 and 23 which prevent said bars from being bent or distorted should a forcible attempt be made .to push the rack rearwardly when it has only been revolved va quarter turn or partial revolution. The spring arms, however, when displaced by a partial rotation of the locking member, exert a tendency thereon ,to restore it to its normal position and insure the .racklbeing properly adjusted for rearward movement into the cabinet. To facilitate this action of the guide members there is attached to the outer end of each of them an auxiliary tension device comprising rods 33 pivoted as indicated at 34 to shoes bearing against the respective arms 20 and 21 and guided in brackets 35 and 36. Each of these rods is provided with a coil spring 37 operating against a collar or shoulder '38, the tension of which may be adjusted by a threaded stop 39 on the bracket 36.

From'the arrangement of the parts described, it will be seen that the goods dis play rack or supporting device when in its normal position within the cabinet is prevented from rotation, and that when it is drawn forwardly the rotation of the rack is In the yieldingly resisted andv held in its normal position so that it is at all times in readiness to be moved rearwardly into the cabinet without further rotary adjustment. The idea of yieldingly holding the rackfin its normalposition has a distinctive advantage over a freely revoluble rack, especially when the latter is employed for holding garments which are suspended on the rods 4, 4:, by the usual garment hangers, in that the rack is not displaced or rotated in the act'of removing or applying the garments to the rack.

The arrangementot the parts described is simple, and intheir preferred arrangement they are located. on the bottom of the cabinet in the space betweenthe rails on which the reciprocating carriage is mounted so'that they are hidden from view by the flooring of the cabinet which covers all of these parts.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a cabinet, of a garment rack movable into and out of the cabinet and a revoluble support therefor, of a locking member on the support, a guideway cooperating therewith having a stationa'ry portion for preventingrotation of the support and a yielding portion permitting rotary movement of the support and coacting with thelocking member to position it for cooperation with the stationary portion of the guide. I

2. The combination with a cabinet, a rack movable transversely therein and a revoluble support for the rack, of a locking member on the support and a guideway cooperating with said member comprising astationary portion for preventing the rotation of the member and a yielding por tion coacting with the member to automatically adjust it in position to passinto and out of engagement with the stationary portion.

8. In a display device, the combination of a cabinet, a rotatable rack movable to and from a position within the cabinet. a member connected to the rack to rotate therewith, an arm secured to the cabinet and withrespect to which the rack is movable as it travels to and from its position within the cabinet, a spring acting upon said arm, said arm adapted to bear upon said member connected to the rotatable rack to cause the rack to assume a position parallel with the cabinet when it is turned'from said position and released.

4. The combination with a goods display rack, a carriage, a rotatable standard thereon supporting the rack and tracks on which the carriage is guided for reciprocatory movement, of a crank arm on the standard, a guideway cooperating with said arm having a fixed portion for preventing the r0tation of the standard in one position and a flexible portion yieldable to permit its rotation in another position of adjustment and ing the rack, of members'rigidly supported in spaced relation in thelineoftravel ofthe standard having their proximate edges at v one end diverging, of spring arms extending forwardly of said ends of the members and a cross-arm on the standard fitting between the edges of the members when the carriage is in one position of adjustment to prevent rotation of the standard,and when in another position cooperating with said arms to yieldingly hold the standard with its rack in normal position and permit it to be rotated. i

' 6. The combination with a goods display rack, a reciprocating carriage and a revoluble standard mounted thereon and supporting the rack, of two spring .armsf'forming a guide and located'in alinement with the line of travel of the carriage, an arm on the standard fitted between said spring *arms and means for locking the spring arms when the v rack is moved from front position.

7. The combination with a goods display rack, a reciprocating carriage anda revoluble standard mounted thereon and support ing the rack, of two spring arms forming a guide and located in alinement with the line of travel of the carriage, a movable stop located at the end of the guide and engaging the ends of said arms, said stop being adapted to arrest the movement of the carriage and rack in one direction and to be displaced thereby to release the ends of said arms, and a member on the standard cooperating with the spring arms a to adjustably hold the standard with its rack 1n a predetermined relation to the guide.

8. The combination with a goods display rack, a reciprocating carriage and a revoluble standard mounted thereon and supporting the rack, of two spring arms forming a guide and located in alinement with the line of travel of the carriage, a member on the standard cooperating with the spring arms and serving to flex them when the standard is rotated and auxiliary tension devices cooperating with the arms and adapted to be placed under tension when the arms are flexed. v

9. In a display device, the combination of a cabinet, a rotatable rack movable to and from a position within the cabinet, a inember connected to the rack to rotate therewith, a yieldable arm secured to the cabinet and with respect to which the rack is movable as it travels to and from its positionwithin the cabinet, said arm adapted to bear upon said member connected to the rack to cause the rack to assume a position parallel with the ed at opposite sides of'the cross-arm forming a guideway therefor and having their outer 7 ends free and capable of being flexed by the cross-arm upon rotation of-the standard.

11. The combination With a carriage,

tracks on which it may be reciprocated, a. display rack and a standard revolubly.

mounted onthe carriage and supporting the rack, of a cross-arm on the bottom of the standard, and parallel spring arms supported at opposite sides of the cross-arm vforming a guideway therefor and having their outer ends free and capable of being flexed by the cross-arm upon rotation of the standard, a movable stop adapted to arrest the forward movement of the carriage, and

yielding latches on the stop cooperating w'ithfthe free ends-of the spring arms when :the parts are in their normal positions.

t'he'ends ofsaid arms,'said stop being adapted 'to arrest the movement of the carriage and rack in one direction and .to be displaced thereby to release the ends of said arms, a member on the standard cooperating with the spring arms toadjustably hold the standard With its rack in a predetermined relation to the guide, and means for looking said y-ieldable arm when the rack is moved from front position.

HARRISON BUCKLIN. Witnesses:

THoMns .DURANT, G. WILLARD Bron.

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